Plastics Engineering articles from May 2003

Plastics Engineering archives from May 2003

NPE 2003 Preview.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... SPI's triennial exposition and conference opens its doors from June 23 to 27, marking the 24th NPIE since SPI began staging expositions in 1946. This year's event will occupy over 1.1 million square feet at Chicago's McCormick Place and host...

Shrink-sleeve polymer. (Materials).(from Celanese)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Topas cycloolefin copolymer (COC), a shrink-sleeve polymer for PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, provides for high-quality labeling by closely following a bottle's shape without creasing, according to Ticona, the technical polymers...

Polyolefin elastomers. (Materials).(from DuPont Dow Elastomers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... New grades to extend the Engage product line will be reviewed at DuPont Dow Elastomer's exhibit at NPE 2003. Offering the processability of thermoplastics and the performance properties of synthetic rubber, Engage polyolefin elastomers are said...

Thermoformable nylon. (Materials).(from Penn Fibre Plastics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Pennite 4508, an impact-modified, branched polyamide 6 with 15% glass fiber, is available in both sheet and coil stock from Penn Fibre Plastics. The thermoformable type 6 nylon is said to display considerably higher melt strength at low shear...

Polyolefins technology. (Materials).(from Basell USA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Basell USA will showcase its polyolefins technology at NPE 2003. Product innovations from new materials for the compounding market to metallocene polypropylene resins will be featured. OxyPolyolefins are a new family of PP (polypropylene)...

Anti-clotting medical devices. (Materials).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Teknor Apex reports that it has been granted rights--by PVC manufacturer Vestolit GmbH & Co. KG--to develop and produce vinyl compounds based on new copolymers with blood clot-preventing molecules that can be incorporated directly into the PVC...

Internally lubricated alloys; fiber-reinforced composites. (Materials).(from LNP Engineering Plastics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... At NPE 2003, LNP Engineering Plastics (a GE Plastics company), will launch Lubriloy Z and Lubriloy Z ECO FR (flame retardant) internally lubricated alloys based on GE Plastics' Noryl resin technology. The Lubriloy materials are said to provide...

High-temp polyolefin fibers and yarns. (Materials).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ECOfil, L. Kapell GmbH, has introduced Trol high-temperature polyolefin fibers and yams in the U.S. marketplace. Textile fabrics and nonwovens using Trol fibers and yams are said to allow continuous-use temperature to 255[degrees]F, a level...

Machine-Grade polycarbonate. (Materials).(from Sheffield Plastics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Makrolon MG (Machine Grade) polycarbonate sheet engineering plate is an amorphous thermoplastic material that offers high impact strength, high modulus of elasticity, and excellent dimensional stability, according to Sheffield Plastics, a Bayer...

High-clarity polysulfone. (Materials).(from Solvay Advanced Polymers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Udel P-3 700 HC, an extension of Solvay Advanced Polymers' Udel polysulfone product line, has been introduced for designers and manufacturers who desire the clarity of polycarbonate and the high-temperature resistance of polysulfone. Offering...

Laser scanning saves moldmaker's time. (Plastics Applications).(Lawrence Mold and Tool Corporation)
May 1, 2003... Lawrence Mold and Tool Corporation, a privately owned injection mold manufacturing business in Lawrenceville, N.J., reports that it is saving an average of one week per reverse-engineering project since it switched from using a coordinate...

Safe syringe garners patent. (Plastics Applications).(for Creative Plastics & Design)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A new one-handed, single-use safety syringe has earned a U.S. patent (#6,475,194) for Creative Plastics & Design, Inc. (CPD), of Randolph, N.J. Introducing a design that automatically traps the needle inside the housing after use and prevents...

Break 100? Now it's possible. (Plastics Applications).(new stackable plastic golf tee designed by Lamia Golf)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A new stackable plastic golf tee has been designed by Lamia Golf of San Anselmo, Calif. The company says its patent-pending Stack Tee has "evolved" to keep pace with the introduction of large modern thin-faced drivers, which have made critical...

Plastic fuel tank meets PZEV regs. (Plastics Applications).(from TI Automotive)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... TI Automotive reports that it has developed "the world's first" plastic fuel tank to meet California's Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) requirements. Co-developed with the French petrochemical company Atofina at TI Automotive's research...

PE septic tanks have arrived. (Plastics Applications).(from Snyder Industries)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Snyder Industries announces that its NuConSept polyethylene (PE) septic tanks will now be available for wastewater applications in the state of California. Manufactured at the company's facility in Chowohulla by its California Container...

Wheelchair cushions rest on TPU attributes. (Plastics Applications).
May 1, 2003... Made from Stevens Urethane's thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), the Stimulite line of wheelchair cushions from Supracor, Inc., is said to provide the "optimum combination of stability, support, and breathability for long-term use." According to...

TPEs carry it off. (Plastics Applications).(Quake Industries introduced "new concept in ultra-comfortable, non-slip shoulder straps")
May 1, 2003... With a little help from GLS Corp. and its Dynaflex TPEs, Quake Industries of Belgrade, Montana, has introduced "a new concept in ultra-comfortable, non-slip shoulder straps." Called the TerraGrip, its design is based on a non-slip rifle sling...

Staying cool to the very end. (Plastics Applications).(DSM's new Stanyl 46 nylon)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DSM's Stanyl 46 nylon, Stanyl 200F6, has yielded a solution to Volkswagen's search for a material to serve as the end caps in its charged air coolers for engines in the 2003 Volkswagen Golf PQ 35, which features 1.9-liter Turbodiesel (TDI),...

NPE 2003: Chicago stage is set for biggest show of the year. (The World's Plastics Showcase).(National Plastics Exposition)
May 1, 2003... Next month the plastics industry will turn out in droves for the National Plastics Exposition--NPE 2003. The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) which started hosting the triennial exposition in 1946, is expecting some 2000 exhibitors...

CAE Extrusion tool suite. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from Compuplast International)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Compuplast International, Inc., is releasing a new CAD to CFD solution for its Flow 2000 Suite of CAE Tools for Extrusion during the NPE 2003 in Chicago (June 23-27). The new development was previewed at ANTEC this month. The new Meshing...

Linear contact technology. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from Algor)
May 1, 2003... Algor has announced new linear contact analysis capabilities including bonded, welded, free/no contact, surface contact, and edge contact. The technology is said to be ideal for use on models created in the range of CAD solid modelers that...

New Router Version. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from CNC Software)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Featuring a series of new tools and enhancements, Mastercam Router Version 9 is now available from CNC Software, Inc. Said to provide greater speed, more flexibility, and new functionality, the software features changes and additions based...

Quality implementation services. (Computer Hardware & Software).(IQMS announces partnership with Ryan Systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IQMS, a provider of enterprise software (ERP) for repetitive manufacturing environments announces a new partnership with Ryan Systems involving IQMS's EnterpriseIQ software. Ryan Systems incorporates system-wide DPM (defects per million),...

Processors combine control, communications, data acquisition. (Computer Hardware & Software).(new from Online Development)
May 1, 2003... New from Online Development, Inc., Tecla programmable data processor is an embedded PC platform designed for both low-power and high-speed applications. Highly customizable, Tecla processors are said to be ideal for use in OEM applications such...

Industrial process documentation/SPC database system. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from Avalon Vision Solutions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Avalon Vision Solutions, a supplier of machine vision-mold monitoring/protection and quality assurance/inspection products, will introduce its Process[R.sub.x] for PlantVision 7 at NPIE 2003 in Chicago next month. Process[R.sub.x] is described...

3D CAD Skills offering. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from SolidWorks)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The SolidWorks 3D Skills Program has been launched by SolidWorks Corp. as a "wide-ranging initiative to give designers and engineers an opportunity to learn three-dimensional computer-aided design." The program includes a license of SolidWorks...

Decision Productivity Platform. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from Acappella Software)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Acappella Software reports that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent (6,529,889) covering the methods embodied in its Decision Productivity Platform designed to facilitate rapid application development, business process...

Data protection and recovery. (Computer Hardware & Software).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... EVault, Inc., has announced the availability of EVault InfoStage database backup plug-ins for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. The new application agent plug-ins build on the company's broad operating system support, says EVault. The plug-in...

High-density server cluster. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from Einux)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Einux has introduced the ClusterArray as the "highest-density Intel Dual Xenon server cluster available today." Noting that space limitations have become a main factor in the design of servers, Einux reports that the ClusterArray, with its...

User-friendly monitor. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from IBM)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IBM has introduced the ThinkVision L200p Monitor as a high-end flat panel LCD display that simplifies screen adjustments, enables one-button access to frequently used functions, and provides greater flexibility in viewing position. A 20.1-inch...

Online patent database. (Computer Hardware & Software).(from Thomson Derwent)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Derwent Web of Nanotechnology has been announced by Thomson Derwent as the only web-based patent resource that delivers up-to-the-minute nanotechnology-related patent records from Derwent, journal literature from Thomson ISI, and...

Society of Plastics Engineers: 2002 annual report.
May 1, 2003... An Overview of SPE's 2002-2003 Year At the beginning of my term, SPE's leadership team promised solutions. Staff and volunteers together have fulfilled that promise, tackling many important areas. However, tin progress that has been made...

Dryers and vacuum loaders. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).(from Universal Dynamics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Four sizes of the new GS Series dryers--from a small, single portable model to a large, multiple-hopper system featuring Universal Dynamics' new TSC Hopper Series--will be on display at NPE 2003. According to the company, the GS Series of...

Corrections.
May 1, 2003... On page 50 of the March 2003 issue of Plastics Engineering, the article titled "Filling a Void," which described the viscorex 20-inch gear pump from Maag Pump Systems Textron, Inc., was accompanied by an incorrect photograph. The correct...

Stack-turning technology and in-mold package labeling. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... A demonstration of turning cube stack mold technology developed by Ferromatik Milacron Europe and moldmaker Foboha will be presented at NPE 2003. The turning-stack equipment will be installed on a K-TEC 200 S 2F-EW injection molding machine for...

Quick change, easy clean, and drop-in. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... A quick-change auger feeder, the AF-1 QC, is being introduced by Novatec at NPE 2003. Designed as an addition to. the company's line of blending products for processors who change additives often, the AF-1 QC is said to allow. processors to...

Single-column testing systems. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... Instron, a provider of testing equipment for evaluating mechanical properties of materials and components, will feature its 3300 Series single-column testing systems at NPE 2003. Designed to test tensile, compression, and flexural properties of...

Surface treating, cap and capless sealing. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... At NPE 2003, Enercon Industries Corp. is displaying air plasma, flame plasma, and chemical plasma surface treating systems that are said to improve the adhesive properties of surfaces. The treating of three-dimensional objects facilitates...

High-throughput resin dryer. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... A new model of the Maguire Low Pressure Dryer (LPD), capable of accommodating five times the maximum capacity of the next-largest LPD unit, makes cost savings, reduced heat history, and other advantages of vacuum drying available to a larger...

Extruder, screw, barrel, and die technology. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... Key engineering features that reduce operating costs, improve the extrusion process, reduce downtime and maintenance, and extend extruder life will be the focus of Diamond America Corp.'s exhibit at NPE 2003. The company's 1.5-inch TL15O...

Cold Flamer and robotic hand. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... The LT Cold Flamer, designed to replace flame treaters for in-line surface treatment of plastics, will be demonstrated by Lectro Engineering Co. at NPE 2003. The company, which specializes in 3-D plastic surface treating equipment, says...

Rotary filtration systems. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... Gneuss, Inc., will present its new rotary filtration system model RSF genius at NPE 2003. The company says the filtration system offers improvements in process consistency by providing consistent pressure after filtration of [+ or -]0.2 psi;...

Blow-fill-seal machines. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... American Plastics Technologies, a manufacturer of blow molds and injection molds and blow-molding machinery, will be showcasing its blow-fill-seal machines at NPE 2003. The machines are designed for the packaging of intravenous solutions for...

Metal separators and conveyors. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... At NPE 2003, Bunting Magnetics Co. will display its permanent magnetic separation equipment and electronic metal detector-separators, which can be used in tandem to remove both ferrous and nonferrous metals from plastics processing and...

Industrial waste grinders. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... At NPE 2003, Recycling Technologies will debut its line of industrial waste grinders that grind purges and plastic scrap, and conduct demonstrations of the capabilities of the units to cut through the most difficult plastic waste material,...

Bi-metal composite. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... Hommer Tool and Manufacturing Co. has become a certified manufacturer of SMI-98 Quik Cool Cores for Smart Mould International, Ltd., LLC, the company that developed SMI-98--a bimetal composite material similar to those being used in the...

Extrusion process technology. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... Davis-Standard Corp. will be exhibiting extrusion process technology at NPE 2003. A new range of extruders with noise-reducing vertical gearboxes--capable of being mounted above or below, to the left or right of the extruder center line--will...

Expansion molding technology and water injection process. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... X-Melt expansion molding technology and the WaterMelt water injection process will be featured in the Engel Canada display at NPE 2003. X-Melt expansion molding technology is designed for high-speed, ultra-thin-walled, and micromolding...

Digital capillary rheometers. (Plastics Machinery/Processing).
May 1, 2003... The RH7-D and RH10-D digital capillary rheometers, continuations of the original Rosand RH7 design, have been introduced by Bohlin Instruments. They retain the "H" frame design principle and thus the ability to operate under high loading...

Twelve signs your career is stuck--and what will get you going again. (Career Corner).
May 1, 2003... We all feel stuck at some point in our professional lives. It's a natural part of professional growth and development to stretch boundaries and reach for more. More troubling, however, are the signs that indicate you're not in control, that the...

Plastics Hall of Fame to induct six at NPE. (Industry News).(honorees include Samuel L. Beicher, John R. Kretzschmar, Dominick V. Rosato, Albert Spaak, F. Reed Estabrook, Jr., Michael F.X. Gigliotti)
May 1, 2003... The National Plastics Hall of Fame will induct six new members at NPE in Chicago on June 26: Samuel L. Beicher, F. Reed Estabrook, Jr., Michael F.X. Gigliotti, John R. Kretzschmar, Dominick V. Rosato, and Albert Spaak. * Samuel L. Beicher...

Dow and Symyx report new class of polyolefin catalyst. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Collaboration between The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.) and Symyx technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has led to the disco very of a new class of single-site catalysts for olefin polymerization by means of a high-throughput...

Plasticolors, Inc., has completed an asset purchase of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company. (Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Based in Ashtabula, Ohio, Plasticolors, Inc., has completed an asset purchase of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's Composite Polymers business unit. In the transaction, Plasticolors acquires the Dublin, Ohio-based company's inhibitor...

W.P. Carey & Co. LLC has announced that it has acquired and leased back the corporate headquarters and manufacturing/warehouse center of Polar Plastics, Inc. (Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Investment firm W.P. Carey & Co. LLC has announced that it has acquired and leased back the corporate headquarters and manufacturing/warehouse center of Moorseville, N.C.-based Polar Plastics, Inc., for approximately $15.6 million. The facility...

Spartech Corp. of St. Louis has completed the acquisition of all the stock of Polymer Extruded Products, Inc. (Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Spartech Corp. of St. Louis has completed the acquisition of all the stock of Polymer Extruded Products, Inc., located in Newark, N.J. A manufacturer of weatherable film laminates and cellulose specialty extruded products, PEP is reported to...

Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, says it has signed a definitive agreement with Equistar Chemicals, L.P.--a joint venture between Lyondell Chemical Co. and Millennium Chemicals, Inc. (Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, says it has signed a definitive agreement with Equistar Chemicals, L.P.--a joint venture between Lyondell Chemical Co. and Millennium Chemicals, Inc.--to form a new limited partnership involving...

Degussa AG Aerosil & Silanes business unit in Dusseldorf, Germany, has acquired all of Novara Technology S.r.l. (NTECH). (Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Degussa AG Aerosil & Silanes business unit in Dusseldorf, Germany, has acquired all of Novara Technology S.r.I. (NTECH), headquartered in Novara, Milan, Italy. Degussa had previously acquired a 50% share of Novara Technology from its...

Dermik Laboratories has acquired New-Fill, Poly-lactic implant from Biotech Industry S.A. (Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... With corporate headquarters located in Berwick, Pa., Dermik Laboratories has acquired New--Fill, Poly-lactic implant from Biotech Industry S.A. in Luxembourg. NewFill--the source of which is polylactic acid--is said to avoid the risk of disease...

Makino reports that it has appointed Innovative Solutions, LLC (formerly Precision Technologies, Inc.). (Distributors).(Innovative Solutions L.L.C. named exclusive distributor for its machinery in Oklahoma)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, Makino reports that it has appointed Innovative Solutions, LLC (formerly Precision Technologies, Inc.), as the exclusive distributor for its machinery in the state of Oklahoma. Innovative Solutions is based in...

Ashland Distribution of Dublin, Ohio, has reached an agreement to expand its relationship with Multibase. (Distributors).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ashland Distribution of Dublin, Ohio, has reached an agreement to expand its relationship with Multibase to distribute its Multi-Flex, Multibatch, and Multi-Pro product lines in Sweden and Norway. Multibase is a Dow Corning company.

Merquinsa North America, a subsidiary of Merquinsa of Barcelona, Spain, has entered into an exclusive national distribution agreement. (Distributors).(agreement is with M. Holland Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Merquinsa North America, a subsidiary of Merquinsa of Barcelona, Spain, has entered into an exclusive national distribution agreement for its Pearlthane TPU Specialty Elastomers with M. Holland Company of Northbrook, Ill. M. Holland has...

Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) in place, Mathis Instruments Ltd. announces it has moved from incubator facilities at the University of New Brunswick. (Expansions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... With funding of $2 million from the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) in place, Mathis Instruments Ltd. announces it has moved from incubator facilities at the University of New Brunswick to its own offices in Fredericton, N.B., Canada, and is...

Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. (Expansions).(completes plans to expand capacity of sulfone polymers plant in Marietta, Ohio, and sulfone monomer plant in Marietta, Ohio )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., has completed its previously announced plans to expand the production capacity of its sulfone polymers 'plant in Marietta, Ohio, and its sulfone monomer plant in Augusta, Ga....

Ciba Specialty Chemicals. (Expansions).(announced major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Monthey, Switzerland)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ciba Specialty Chemicals has announced a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Monthey, Switzerland. A new product line is to be added to increase capacity for Ciba's high-performance diketo-pyrrolo-pyrrole (DPP) pigments, which are...

ISO/QS Certification.(details by firm)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The following have received ISO, QS, or other Certification: EVAL Company of America (Evalca), Houston (subsidiary of Kurary Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan), ISO 9001:2000. Dueck & Associates, Inc., Elmira, Ontario, Canada, ISO 9001:2000....

Lyondell Chemical Co. reports that it has made an agreement with Tokyo-based Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., that will strengthen Nihon Oxirane Company, Ltd. (NOC). (Joint Ventures).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Headquartered in Houston, Lyondell Chemical Co. reports that it has made an agreement with Tokyo-based Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., that will strengthen Nihon Oxirane Company, Ltd. (NOC), a 30-year joint venture between the two companies. They...

Avalon Vision Solutions, LLC, based in Lithia Springs, Ga., has formed a strategic alliance with Woodrell Project Management (WPM). (Joint Ventures).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Avalon Vision Solutions, LLC, based in Lithia Springs, Ga., has formed a strategic alliance with Woodrell Project Management (WPM) of West Hills, Calif. WPM will provide sales and field service operations for Avalon's line of vision, mold...

Bayer AG, headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, and Bufa Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG have set up a new systems house known as Bufa Polyurethane GmbH & Co. KG, or Bufa PUR. (Joint Ventures).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bayer AG, headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, and Bufa Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG have set up a new systems house known as Bufa Polyurethane GmbH & Co. KG, or Bufa PUR. Headquarters for the joint venture, in which each partner holds a 50%...

PetroChina Company Ltd. and Basell. (License).(firms agree to licensing deal for polypropylene capacity)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PetroChina Company Ltd. and Basell, based in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, have signed a licensing agreement for a total of 800,000 tonnes/yr of polypropylene capacity. PetroChina will utilize Basell's Spheripol technology for three new PP plants...

PolyOne Corp.'s Elastomers and Performance Additives group has announced the creation of the Specialty Products Division. (New Division).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PolyOne Corp.'s Elastomers and Performance Additives group has announced the creation of the Specialty Products Division. The new division consists of two previously distinct businesses, Performance Additives and Chase Elastomer Roll Compounds,...

ND Industries, Inc., based in Clawson, Mich. reports that it has added an Asian Processing Division. (New Division).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ND Industries, Inc., based in Clawson, Mich. reports that it has added an Asian Processing Division in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to support customer demands for processing and fastener coatings. The new facility is located at: ND Industries Asia,...

Chemir Sythesis Services, the newest division of Chemir. (New Division).(introduces custom synthesis services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Chemir Sythesis Services, the newest division of Chemir, announces that it now provides custom synthesis for the specialty, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agricultural, and polymer industries. Chemir is based in St. Louis.

IQMS, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the plastics industry, has announced the February 2003 opening of its European Support Office. (New Facilities).(in the Netherlands)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IQMS, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the plastics industry, has announced the February 2003 opening of its European Support Office in The Netherlands. The office will service accounts in Western Europe, providing...

Negri Bossi has opened its new headquarters in the United States. Called Negri Bossi USA, Inc. (New Facilities).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Injection molding machine producer Negri Bossi has opened its new headquarters in the United States. Called Negri Bossi USA, Inc., the new facility is located in Newark, Del., and is a "follow-up" to the successful start-up of Negri Bossi...

Clariant announces that it has begun work on an Exolit OP production plant. (New Facilities).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Clariant announces that it has begun work on an Exolit OP production plant at the company's site in Knapsack, near Cologne, Germany. The nonhalogenated flame retardant has been specially developed for use in glass-fiber reinforced...

Goldschmidt Chemical Corp. has opened a new Sales, Marketing & Technology Center. (New Facilities).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Goldschmidt Chemical Corp. has opened a new Sales, Marketing & Technology Center at its Hopewell, Va., site. New production laboratories account for 8000 ft2 of the 33,000-[ft.sup.2] facility, which serves the Textile Care, Personal Care,...

Chemson, Inc. (New Location).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Chemson, Inc., announces that it has relocated its U.S. operations into a new facility near the Philadelphia airport. Located at 7825 Holstein Ave., the new facility covers over 75,000 [ft.sup.2] and offers expanded capability for production,...

Modular Mold Systems (a subsidiary of Pleasant Precision, Inc.). (New Name).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Modular Mold Systems (a subsidiary of Pleasant Precision, Inc.), creators of Round Mate Systems, announces that it is making its official debut at NPE 2003 next month. Notes the company, "[since] the product has evolved to be more than just...

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Price Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Lehigh Valley, Pa., reports that as of March 12, it has implemented a price increase of $0.20/lb for its Ancamine AEP and Ancamine TETA curing agents. Air Products also announces that effective April 15,...

Albemarle Corp. (Price Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Headquartered in Richmond, Va., Albemarle Corp. says it is increasing prices for the neat portion of all its aluminum alkyl products--with the exception of methylaluminoxane (MAO)--by 5% on a global basis, effective April 1 or as contracts...

BASF AG. (Price Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BASF AG, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, is raising its European prices for caprolactam by EUR24O/MT. As caprolactam is a major feedstock for Ultramid B, the price of Ultramid B and Ultramid BS will increase by the same amount. The...

Bayer Chemicals division of Bayer AG. (Price Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Bayer Chemicals division of Bayer AG, based in Leverkusen, Germany, has announced a worldwide price increase of a minimum of 10% for Vulkanox BKF 2246 sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant. The price increase will take immediate effect,...

BBA Materials Technology. (Price Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BBA Materials Technology of Nashville has announced that it is increasing prices on all its nonwoven products to offset higher raw material costs.

Chemson, Inc. (Price Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Philadelphia-based Chemson, Inc., has announced that its stearic acid prices are increasing by $0.05/lb, effective April 1 or as contracts allow.